Disney's "Phineas and Ferb" Unveil "Perry the Platy-bus On Tour" in Times Square

NEW YORK, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney's "Phineas and Ferb" debuted "Perry the Platy-bus On Tour" yesterday in New York's Times Square before crossing the country as part of Disney Channel's summer of "Phineas and Ferb." The tour celebrates the top-rated animated series and kicks-off the countdown to the Disney Channel Original Movie, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension," premiering FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel and SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 (10:00 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.  Fans can follow the bus at www.disneychannel.com/platy-bus. Also leading up to the debut of the movie is the season premiere of "Take Two with Phineas and Ferb" in which the animated stepbrothers interview live action guests.  Soccer superstar David Beckham guests SATURDAY, JULY 23 (9:30 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. It will also air on Disney XD (date TBA).

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The Times Square kick-off included hundreds of "Phineas and Ferb" fans, a musical performance by middle school kids from The New Jersey Repertory Theatre Glee Club singing "Everything's Better with Perry," dancers and Phineas, Ferb and Agent P characters.  It culminated with the reveal of "Perry the Platy-bus," a 27-foot Airstream trailer complete with bill, tail and googly eyes inspired by Phineas' and Ferb's pet platypus, Perry.  Scores of fans watched the reveal as it streamed live on Disney Store's 2,000 square foot LED digital display in Times Square.

Joining in the fun were the creators and executive producers of "Phineas and Ferb," Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, and the cast Dee Bradley Baker, Alyson Stoner and Radio Disney's Jake Whetter. 

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Fans were invited aboard "Perry the Platy-bus" to play new video games, sing along with "Perry-oke" and meet Phineas and Ferb.  "Perry the Platy-bus On Tour" will travel from New York to Los Angeles, making stops at landmark sites and fan events, including San Diego's Comic-Con International (July 21-24), Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim (August 19-21) and more.

"Take Two with Phineas and Ferb"

Featuring segments approximately two minutes in length and incorporating a new group of headlining celebrities set in an animated world, the second season will present additional guests including: David Beckham, Howie Mandel, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel, Shaun White, Ty Pennington, Tom Bergeron, Guy Fieri, Ben Stiller and Larry King.

"Take Two with Phineas and Ferb" features 10 segments and runs on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Created and executive-produced by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, the series is a production of Disney Channel. The voice cast includes: Vincent Martella, Thomas Sangster, Ashley Tisdale, Alyson Stoner and Bobby Gaylor. The short form series "Take Two with Phineas and Ferb" is a production of Punch Media Productions in association with Disney Channel.

"Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

In the animated Disney Channel Original Movie adventure, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension," the boys finally discover that their beloved pet platypus Perry is in fact a secret agent who battles the forces of evil daily. They join him on a grand adventure that blasts them to another dimension where a truly evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken over an alternate Tri-state Area. When they uncover his ploy to travel back to their dimension to take over their Tri-state Area, the gang, as well as their alter-egos, must band together to stop him. Meanwhile, Candace is convinced that she will lose Jeremy before he heads off to college if she doesn't put her childish ways behind her.

2011 to date, "Phineas and Ferb" is TV's No. 1 animated series in Prime among Kids 6-11 (1.5 million/5.9 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.1 million/4.5 rating), reaching more than 110 million unduplicated Total Viewers across the U.S. in the first quarter. In addition, the series has been TV's No. 1 animated series each year since its launch in 2008 among Tweens 9-14. (Source: NTI, US ratings, most current, 12/27/10-7/3/11, trackage data with minimum 6 telecasts. Reach: 12/27/10-3/27/11, minimum 6 minutes.)

Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. It is currently available on basic cable in over 99 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world. Disney XD is a basic cable channel and multi-platform brand for Kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery, accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. In the U.S., Disney XD is seen on a 24-hour, advertiser supported network that reaches over 77 million households via its basic cable affiliates. Disney Channel and Disney XD are part of the Disney/ABC Television Group.

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